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A Natural history of fishes

by: Bewick, Thomas,1753-1828; Davison, William,1780-1858,printer

Publication date: 1820

Topics: Fishes -- Pictorial works., Chapbooks -- Specimens., Chapbooks -- England -- Alnwick -- 19th century, McGill University Library Digitized Title, McGill Library's Chapbook Collection, Fishes, Chapbooks

Publisher: Alnwick : Printed and sold wholesale and retail by W. Davison

Collection: mcgilluniversitychapbook; mcgilluniversity; toronto

Contributor: McGill University Library

Language: English

Item Size: 50.6M

36 p. : ill. ; 14 x 9 cm.

"Forty engravings on wood"--t.p

First sentence: "Of the whale, properly so called, there are no fewer than seven different kinds; all distinguished from each other by their external figure, or internal conformation."

Includes 40 woodcuts

Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Bourke Collection: one of 3 titles bound together, in a set of 3 volumes. The above is from Volume III, bound in with A Natural history of reptiles, serpents, and insects and Day, a Pastoral in three parts; with binder's spine title: Fishes, Reptiles, Day, 1824. Numerous wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. 3/4 leather, marbled paper over boards

Addeddate: 2014-02-14 18:58:55

Callnumber: RBD BOUR PN970 D39 B49 1820 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection (McLennan Bldg, 4th floor)

Identifier: McGillLibrary-PN970_D39_B49_1820_v_3_003529039-1911

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t2x37bv4p

Note: "Forty engravings on wood"--t.p.
First sentence: "Of the whale, properly so called, there are no fewer than seven different kinds; all distinguished from each other by their external figure, or internal conformation."
Includes 40 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Bourke Collection: one of 3 titles bound together, in a set of 3 volumes. The above is from Volume III, bound in with A Natural history of reptiles, serpents, and insects and Day, a Pastoral in three parts; with binder's spine title: Fishes, Reptiles, Day, 1824. Numerous wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. 3/4 leather, marbled paper over boards.